SS William Paca
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Name | William Paca |
Namesake | William Paca |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
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Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 302 |
Awarded | 1 May 1941 |
Builder | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland[2] |
Cost | $1,065,198[1] |
Yard number | 2052 |
Way number | 15 |
Laid down | 13 December 1941 |
Launched | 30 May 1942 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Carl Abel |
Completed | 19 June 1942 |
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Fate | Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama, 17 November 1948 |
Status | Sold for scrapping, 29 August 1969, withdrawn from fleet, 23 September 1969 |
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Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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SS William Paca was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after William Paca, a signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence from Maryland, a delegate to the First Continental Congress and the Second Continental Congress from Maryland, Governor of Maryland and a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
Construction[]
William Paca was laid down on 13 December 1941, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 302, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; she was sponsored by Mrs. Carl Abel, the wife of the Captain of the Port of Baltimore, and was launched on 30 May 1942.[2][1]
History[]
She was allocated to , on 19 June 1942. On 17 November 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama. On 29 August 1969, she was sold for scrapping to , for $40,600. She was removed from the fleet on 23 September 1969.[4]
References[]
Bibliography[]
- "Bethlehem-Fairfield, Baltimore MD". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- Maritime Administration. "William Paca". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- "SS William Paca". Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- Liberty ships
- Ships built in Baltimore
- 1942 ships
- Mobile Reserve Fleet